Becoming a Human Services Care Specialist via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. Post University, one of the highest ranking online schools, is a US school (accredited) offering human services courses to train individuals to become top-notch human service workers, social workers, human services specialists, human services care specialists, human services program specialists, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 112,690 people employed as rehabilitation counselors alone in America, and their average annual salary is $34,710. Colleges and universities like Post University that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Human Services Care Specialist Salary Information

Category: Rehabilitation counselors

Total # Employed in the US 112,690
Average Hourly Wage: $16.69/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$9.82 $11.74 $15.01 $19.91 $26.72
Average Yearly Salary $34,710
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$20,440 $24,410 $31,210 $41,420 $55,580
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
1.3% 7.3% 10.5% 5.6% 25.0% 45.9% 4.4%
Rehabilitation counselors — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Montana $23.25/hr $48,350
Virginia $22.23/hr $46,250
Alaska $21.49/hr $44,700
New York $21.46/hr $44,640
Nebraska $20.7/hr $43,050
Guam $20.54/hr $42,730
South Carolina $19.71/hr $41,000
Tennessee $19.56/hr $40,690
Delaware $18.85/hr $39,210
Iowa $18.71/hr $38,910
Indiana $18.58/hr $38,650
Wyoming $18.2/hr $37,860
Missouri $17.96/hr $37,360
Idaho $17.92/hr $37,280
Kansas $17.74/hr $36,910
California $17.73/hr $36,890
Puerto Rico $17.65/hr $36,710
Colorado $17.36/hr $36,110
Connecticut $17.28/hr $35,950
Maryland $17.24/hr $35,850
North Dakota $17.12/hr $35,610
West Virginia $16.81/hr $34,970
Michigan $16.74/hr $34,820
Hawaii $16.67/hr $34,680
Pennsylvania $16.5/hr $34,310
Alabama $16.34/hr $33,980
Utah $16.06/hr $33,400
Florida $15.96/hr $33,190
Ohio $15.74/hr $32,750
New Hampshire $15.73/hr $32,710
North Carolina $15.72/hr $32,700
Arkansas $15.66/hr $32,560
Oklahoma $15.45/hr $32,140
Nevada $15.36/hr $31,950
New Jersey $15.3/hr $31,820
Oregon $15.29/hr $31,810
Massachusetts $14.59/hr $30,340
New Mexico $14.34/hr $29,830
Washington $14.3/hr $29,750
Louisiana $14.26/hr $29,660
Mississippi $13.81/hr $28,720
Kentucky $13.13/hr $27,320
South Dakota $13.08/hr $27,210
Maine $12.5/hr $26,000
Wisconsin $11.48/hr $23,870


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